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Syl at Reservoir Park

Date: 08 28 1898
Description: Syl playing with toy boats at a small pond at Reservoir Park. Other children and adults are around the pond which is on a hill. In the background below the...
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Syl at Reservoir Park near Small Waterfall

Date: 08 28 1898
Description: Syl playing with other children at reservoir park near a small waterfall. Toy boats are in the pond.
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Dankoler's House near Humbolt Park

Date: 08 28 1898
Description: Exterior shot of Dankoler's house near Humbolt Park. A house and a barn-like structure are in the background.
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Syl at Soldier's Home with Aunt Helen

Date: 07 30 1899
Description: View across pond of Syl at Soldiers Home with aunt Helen standing on a landing near a boat and a flagpole. There is a large group of people gathered around...
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Washington Monument

Date: 1898
Description: A monument to George Washington located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median between the lanes of West Wisconsin Avenue between 8th and 10th Streets...
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Soldiers Monument

Date: 1898
Description: Women congregate near "The Victorious Charge," a monument to Soldiers who fought in the Civil War located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median betwe...
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Cannon at Soldiers Home

Date: 07 30 1898
Description: A cannon at Soldiers Home adorned with American flags near a sign reading "Keep off the grass."
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Midsummer Festival Monument

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the Midsummer Festival Monument in the Court of Honor on the median of Grand Avenue. An electric street car is visible in the ba...
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Milwaukee Public Library on Grand Avenue

Date: 1898
Description: View across Grand Avenue of the Milwaukee Public Library. To the left, the base of the Midsummer Festival Monument can be seen, and the George Washington m...
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House on Jones Island

Date: 1898
Description: View across road of Syl standing in front of a three-story duplex house on Jones Island.
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Rowboats in Small Lake

Date: 06 09 1901
Description: View across water of rowboats and canoes on small lake, perhaps Lake Park. On the far shoreline a large crowd is gathered, and on a hill behind them a buil...
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Ice Skaters

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated of a large group of ice skaters at River Park. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages can be seen on an bridge spanning the river in the background...
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Winter View of Town

Date: 
Description: View up snowy road of a small town among low hills. A man can be seen in the far distance near some storefronts.

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